The Cox Plate is regarded as Australia’s premier weight for age horse race that has featured some of the best horses to have ever raced in Australia. The race is now one of the much importance and prestige and a key event in the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival.
Race Type: Group 1 – Weight For Age Distance: 2040m Track: Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria| Cox Plate Odds | |||||||||||||||||
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The Cox Plate is held each year at the Moonee Valley Racecourse which is located only a few minutes away from
the centre of Melbourne. The Moonee Valley Committee decided to run the weight for age race in honour of the Tracks founder, Sam Cox. Positioned between the Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup and the Victoria Derby, the Cox Plate quickly became a horse race of importance.
As Australasia’s most prestigious race, the Cox Plate is now part of the World Series Racing Championship which is horse racing’s Grand Prix circuit. The series features thirteen races in eleven countries and the Cox Plate is the only southern hemisphere race to be included.
The Cox Plate is now regarded by many as the ‘the greatest two minutes in sport’ and with prize money of over $3,000,000 it is easy to see why so many great horses contest for the title each year.
Past Cox Plate Winners:
| 2009 So You Think 2008 MALDIVIAN 2007 EL SEGUNDO 2006 FIELDS OF OMAGH 2005 MAKYBE DIVA 2004 SAVABEEL 2003 FIELDS OF OMAGH 2002 NORTHERLY |
2001 NORTHERLY
2000 SUNLINE 1999 SUNLINE 1998 MIGHT AND POWER 1997 DANE RIPPER 1996 SAINTLY 1995 OCTAGONAL |
